gt4everpn

gt4everpn BSN, RN

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  1. cna's doing dressings??

    gt4everpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    At the ltc where I work some cna's do resident's dressings. Sometimes when I go to do a dressing the cna says '' I did it already'' most of the other cna's call me or the other nurse to do the...

  2. Please Join the Stand Up 2 Cancer Campaign- National Movement!- Sept 5th

    gt4everpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello to all, I posted on this already, but I just wanted everyone to know about the Stand Up 2 Cancer Campaign, especially since we are nurses and we deal with this everyday!! I created a team...

  3. Stand Up 2 Caner- National Movement

    gt4everpn posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The Stand up 2 Cancer campaign strives to bring attention to those who are dealing with various cancers, I actually heard about it through a song created for the campaign, and went to the website and...

  4. failed the NCLEX twice and feeling like a failure :(

    gt4everpn replied to bebe0586's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I bet alot is going through your head... before heading out to seek a new study plan, maybe you should take some time to clear your head, try to relax, and not let what happened completely consume...

  5. Can anyone explain to me why me and my co-workers got yelled at??

    gt4everpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    i work nights in ltc as an lpn, i was charge nurse, so here's some facts about where i work and what happened -shifts starts at 11pm -at night there is one nurse(charge) and 2 cna's for 40 residents....

  6. How old were you when you began nursing school?

    gt4everpn replied to smellyacres's topic in General Students

    I started school for my LPN at 16 years of age, finished at 18, should finish my RN at 21 years of age. woo

  7. Do You Announce That You're a Nurse?

    gt4everpn replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in school for my RN so being an LPN I Felt so anxious to tell my fellow nrsg students that I was a nurse. I never do cuz I don't wanna seem like a show off. only if the topic of work or nursing...

  8. Surprise!! Suprise!!- Yet Again another reason I'm hightailing it outta there!!

    gt4everpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    i've always heard people talk about the horrendous staffing levels in ltc, but never did i think it could be so bad!!!one thing that i dislike the most about where i work is that, when you do decide...

  9. Surprise!! Suprise!!- Yet Again another reason I'm hightailing it outta there!!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    the supervisor always questions me the next time and asks why i didnt pick up or call her back!! she called me 4 times already for to day!!! they dont quit after just one call! she says i should call...

  10. Need Reassurance. Take NCLEX-PN day after tomorrow!!

    gt4everpn replied to DelanaRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    alas you are here! you've made it through nursing school! a crucial step! my ati predicted that i had a 98% chance of passing and indeed i passed the first time! i walked out of nclex feeling like a...

  11. I was let go !

    gt4everpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'm a new grad, started 1 wk orientation at ltc last week. this is how it went and why i was asked to consider somewhere else: 1. the 1st preceptor i had came down on me alittle hard when i was giving...

  12. oh and just a suggestion if you don't want to get written up do this!

    gt4everpn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've worked in LTC as an lpn for a year. yet another med error has come down in a write up. someone transcribed a med onto the MAR that wasn't supposed to be there.and the nurses signed for the med...

  13. oh and just a suggestion if you don't want to get written up do this!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in First Year After Licensure

  14. Iffy practices at my new job...

    gt4everpn replied to catlvr's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I also do one big med pass from 4-6p but of course i am careful about certain meds that have to be given every certain amount of hours! I have to combine my medpasses mainly because i also have...

  15. oh and just a suggestion if you don't want to get written up do this!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    this write up that are happening, keep happening on the same unit, Hmm what does that

  16. oh and just a suggestion if you don't want to get written up do this!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oh and BTW the night nurse is supposed to audit the orders against the

  17. Nurse's hairdo's

    gt4everpn replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    hi. i am considering getting my brown hair highlighted with a lot of blonde streaks. my hair will probably turn out mostly light blonde. i have always wanted to go blonde, but i am not sure if we as...

  18. Nursing Misconceptions

    gt4everpn replied to allanina03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i feel the same way when people find out i work in the nicu. they either go one way or another - "oh, you get to play with all those babies!" or "oh, isn't it always so sad?" to the former, i want to...

  19. Nursing Misconceptions

    gt4everpn replied to allanina03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i'm not knocking any other truly believe people that work such jobs as in offices really dont know what work is, sitting at a computer typing all day long or answering phones pales in comparison to...

  20. Nursing Misconceptions

    gt4everpn replied to allanina03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i work midnights to. i used to have a neighbour who would constantly ask me how much sleep i got on my shift, and then wouldn't believe me when i told him that i didn't sleep at work. he was a retired...

  21. Respond if you found a decent niche after hating your first positions

    gt4everpn replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LPN so here in NYC its mostly LTC which I don't hate (too strong a word) but I'm fresh outta school and want to exercise all that hardcore nursing stuff but cannot. seriously all I do is try to...

  22. Please help needing immediate advice!!

    gt4everpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm cutting to the chase here I'm an lpn i work in ltc, first let me say that i take much interest in doing my work as a nurse completely thorougly and properly. Ive been in ltc for a year and...

  23. TO a NeW LEveL of NuRsING, how is it done?

    gt4everpn posted a topic in New York Nursing

    this question is geared to nurses who are professors and teach in nrsg programs, after i get my rn-bsn i would like to teach! ! 1. what do i need to do to become a professor, what are the typical...

  24. New agency nurse, please help!!

    gt4everpn replied to megan0321's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks megan H, the clinic is an internal medicine clinic, and I also had an offer for a pediatric clinic but I'm excited about both offers, good luck to you, just take it one step at a time, thanks...

  25. New agency nurse, please help!!

    gt4everpn replied to megan0321's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks n your welcome it does help to post here at allnurses. if there is anything I learned is to follow my own instinct rather than others comments of course every one of us has to be smart and...